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Associate Engineer - IT Infrastructure with hands-on experience in network operations, firewall administration, VPN support, email security, endpoint protection, and access management within a banking environment. Currently supporting ESAF Bank through Soffit Infrastructure Services, handling L1 IT infrastructure and security operations across multiple enterprise platforms. Strong in monitoring, troubleshooting, access control, and enforcing security policies in production environments.
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Work Experience
VAPT Mastering
Navodita Infotech
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Conducted penetration tests on networks, uncovering critical vulnerabilities, enhancing overall security. Exploited vulnerabilities in online systems, demonstrating successful attacks and updating detailed security reports. Documented vulnerabilities, assessing their severity and recommending mitigations, reducing risk exposure by 40%.
Associate Engineer - IT Infrastructure (L1 Support)
ESAF Bank (On rolls: Soffit Infrastructure Services (P) Ltd.)
Jan 2025 - Present
Administer and support FortiGate firewalls (VPN, security profiles, access rules, URL/web filtering). Monitor and troubleshoot VPN connectivity, user access and network performance. Analyze firewall logs, security alerts and connectivity issues to support incident response. Manage email security using Trend Micro Vision One and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (message trace, quarantine, URL/IP/domain whitelisting). Manage Zscaler policy for secure web access, domain/URL whitelisting and email DLP monitoring. Monitor endpoints and servers using Trend Micro Apex One / Vision One XDR (malware detection, IOC blocking, agents NAC health). Monitor application security and traffic using FortiAppSec Cloud (WAF). Support Database Activity Monitoring using Imperva Secure Sphere DAM and Privileged Access Management (PAM) operations using ARCON. Handles incidents and service requests through EWEB and IKIGAI ticketing systems. Performed daily proactive health checks, agent-status validation, and generated performance reports for system readiness.
Education
Certified IT Infrastructure Cyber SOC Analyst (CICSA) - Red Team Hacker's Academy & EC Council Accredited
2023 - 2024 · Afghanistan
B.Sc Computer Science & Information Technology - Don Bosco Arts & Science College
2020 - 2023 · Afghanistan
Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA
· 2025
CompTIA CYSA+
Cybrary · 2024
Certified in Cybersecurity [CC]
ISC2 · 2024
Security Engineer Certified
Pro5.ai · 2024
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